Waitomo Papakainga Development Society

20/05/2026

📣 HOKO SHOP IS ON THIS SATURDAY! 🛍️✨

Nau mai, haere mai e te whānau me te hapori! 💛

Come on down to our Hoko Shop this Saturday and have a browse through all sorts of goodies from clothes and homeware to hidden gems and bargain finds.

🗓️ Saturday, 30th May
⏰ 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
📍 6 Puckey Ave, Kaitaia 0410

👗 Clothes
🏠 Homeware
🛍️ Knick-knacks
💎 Hidden gems
💰 Bargains galore

Whether you’re hunting for som**hing special or just love a good bargain, there’ll be plenty to look through.

You might walk away with a hidden gem… and you’re guaranteed a bargain!

Bring your friends and whānau and come support local. ❤️

Nau mai, haere mai we’d love to see you there!

04/05/2026

Put it in your calendar WHĀNAU 📅🔥
Pull up, bring your people, get amongst the hīkoi ✊🏽
We move as one.

We’ve seen what m**h can do to our people
the hurt, the loss, the disconnection… and it’s still happening.

But we’ve also seen the strength of our whānau.
Together, we rise. Together, we heal.

M**h is not our story.
WHĀNAU IS. 🖤🤍❤️

03/05/2026

We’re reopening our kitchen today 🤍

With a small change, Soup Kitchen is now Wharekai.

The kaupapa stays the same:

good kai, good company, open to our community.

Nothing else has changed just the name.

Nau mai, haere mai for a kai whanau🍲

23/04/2026

Safe space OPEN TONIGHT🖤
Kōrero 🗣️ Tautoko 🫂 No judgement 🚫
Nau mai, haere mai 🤍

01/04/2026

✨FREE 3 DAY WHĀNAU KOTAHI HOLIDAY PROGRAMME✨

Kia ora e te whānau,
Our free 3 day Whānau Kotahi Holiday Programme is here full of fun, good vibes for our tamariki 🙌

⚠️ Registrations open now - spots will go fast!
👉 Click the link below and lock it in today whānau 🤎

https://forms.office.com/r/DQYBqnxgu6?origin=lprLink

17/03/2026

Kia ora e te whānau,
Our Pātaka is stocked with snack pack lunches today 🥪

A big ngā mihi nui to for their generous tautoko we appreciate you 🤎

Please come through and take what you need.
Waitomo Papakāinga✨

13/03/2026

If you haven’t voted yet whanau🔊, head on to Te Rarawa today - VOTING CLOSES 12PM SHARP🗳️

🗳️Ballot Voting for Chair Election OPENS
Saturday 14th March 2026 from 8:30am
Te Rūnanga o Te Rarawa Office
16 Matthews Avenue, KAITAIA
Ballot Votes CLOSE at 12:00pm Sharp
NO Ballot Vote will be accepted after 12:00pm

13/03/2026

Aunty Katie’s final kōrero before voting closes.🔊
A reminder to our people love one another, forgive one another and stand together as whānau, hapū and marae. Our strength has always come from us as Māori.🫶🏾

We are proud of you Aunty. A true mana wāhine rangatira who has stood strong through every storm, holding the line for her people when others would have walked away. 💪

No matter the outcome, you are a true pou for Te Rarawa. Mahi rangatira Aunty ⚫️⚪️🔴

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12/03/2026

Even though voting closes today, whānau stay engaged.🗳️
Go to your marae and hapū hui, ask the questions.⁉️

Whānau need to learn, understand and utilise the Rūnanga.📖

Our Rūnanga should be investing in our mokopuna and our future.✨

That’s the kaupapa Aunty Katie stands for🤝

12/03/2026

Aunty Katie speaking openly about the structure of Te Rūnanga o Te Rarawa and why change is needed.🔊

The current setup has created disconnection between the Rūnanga and its subsidiaries, often operating like separate entities instead of working together for our iwi.🔌

Three years ago she called for a review of the structure so the system works the way it should for the benefit of our people. 🔊

That’s why Aunty Katie needs to be re-elected, so the work she has started can continue.🗳️

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